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Oyster-eater

Trachinotus anak Ogilby, 1909

Status not recordedbony fish

The oyster-eater (Trachinotus anak) is a species in the family Carangidae, order Carangiformes.

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Quick facts about the oyster-eater

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the oyster-eater live?

Not recorded

Is the oyster-eater endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the oyster-eater classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classTeleostei
  4. orderCarangiformes
  5. familyCarangidae
  6. genusTrachinotus
  7. SpeciesTrachinotus anak Ogilby, 1909
Other names and names in other languages (6)
  • Giant OystercrackerEnglish
  • Oyster pompanoEnglish
  • vidlatka australskáCzech
  • ヨコヅナマルコバンJapanese
  • Pampo-gigantePortuguese
  • 阿納鯧鰺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the oyster-eater

Other species in the same genus Trachinotus.

Derbio

Trachinotus ovatus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Permit

Trachinotus goodei

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Dart

Trachinotus blochii

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Permit

Trachinotus falcatus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

Pampano

Trachinotus africanus

CarangidaeNo free photo yet

CompareOyster-eater vs DerbioOyster-eater vs Northern dartOyster-eater vs PermitOyster-eater vs Dart

Common questions

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What kind of animal is the oyster-eater?

The oyster-eater (Trachinotus anak) belongs to the family Carangidae in the order Carangiformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Oyster-eater (Trachinotus anak). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/oyster-eater

MLA

“Oyster-eater (Trachinotus anak).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/oyster-eater.

BibTeX
@misc{oyster_eater_2026,
  title = {Oyster-eater (Trachinotus anak)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/oyster-eater},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}